07 - P (English Language Club)
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00:00Hi there, this is the p sound, as in the words place, play and pay.
00:12It is a sound from the consonant pairs group and it is called the voiceless bilabial stop.
00:22This means that you use both of your lips to block your mouth.
00:27The p sound is made through the mouth and it is unvoiced, which means that you don't
00:34use your vocal cords to make the sound.
00:38It is defined by the shape of your lips and the motion of air flow through your mouth.
00:44It is a stop sound which means it is a sound made by building up air pressure by stopping
00:51air flow and then releasing it.
00:53In this case you use both of your lips to form the stop and then release.
00:59To produce the sound bring both of your lips together and build up some pressure in your
01:05mouth and then release it.
01:12The p sound is normally spelled with the letter p, as in the words problem, part, company
01:26and power.
01:30Here are some words that begin with the p sound.
01:35program, provide, potato, point
01:48Here are some words with the p sound in the middle.
01:52happen, people, important, appear
02:06And here are some words with the p sound at the end.
02:12stop, up, keep, group
02:25So that's it for the p sound but we have made additional videos on each of the groups
02:32of sounds Vowels, Diphthongs, Single Consonants and Consonant Pairs as well as a video explaining
02:39the phonetic chart.
02:41You can also click on any of the symbols behind me to see a video with lots of examples
02:46and an explanation about that sound.
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